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Russia warns of targeted strikes against Ukrainian forces as border tensions mount
Jul14

Russia warns of targeted strikes against Ukrainian forces as border tensions mount

Kremlin threatens first conventional Russian intervention in the conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The...

Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade
Jul14

Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade

KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border during a weekend of fierce military combat. …read more Source:...

Collapse of the USSR  in pictures
Jul14

Collapse of the USSR in pictures

The last Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev initiated reforms that ultimately led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Here are some of the key moments: … …read more Source: The...

Ukraine crisis: Fears of escalation after shell fired from Ukraine kills Russian citizen
Jul14

Ukraine crisis: Fears of escalation after shell fired from Ukraine kills Russian citizen

Russia threatened Ukraine on Sunday with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, an incident Moscow described as aggression that must be met with a response – raising the threat of further Russian intervention in the crisis within the country. …read more Source:...

Ukraine accused of killing Russian citizen
Jul13

Ukraine accused of killing Russian citizen

Government officials have said Mr Putin does not want to resort to military intervention but he has come under pressure from nationalist forces at home …read more Source: Financial...

Slavyansk bitter as it tries to rebuild
Jul13

Slavyansk bitter as it tries to rebuild

Residents who endured weeks of siege are still living in damaged buildings, and Kiev has its work cut out if it is to win their hearts and minds …read more Source: Financial...

Ukrainian forces ‘storming Luhansk’
Jul13

Ukrainian forces ‘storming Luhansk’

Fighting erupts outside the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Luhansk with rebels saying government forces are trying to storm the city with tanks. …read more Source:...

Moscow threatens Ukraine after Russian man is killed by shell fired over border
Jul13

Moscow threatens Ukraine after Russian man is killed by shell fired over border

Moscow has threatened Kiev with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from… …read more Source: The...

Russia warns Ukraine over ‘shelling’
Jul13

Russia warns Ukraine over ‘shelling’

Russia warns Ukraine of “irreversible consequences” after a man is reported killed on its side of the border by a shell fired from Ukraine. …read more Source:...

One killed as Ukrainian shell hits Russian border town
Jul13

One killed as Ukrainian shell hits Russian border town

Russia warns of possible irreversible consequences after shell hits courtyard of residential building in Russian town of DonetskA Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others, Russia’s foreign ministry said.The ministry labelled the incident a provocation and warned of the...